Mineral Or Rock Test Flashcards
1
Q
Mineral
A
A solid,inorganic substance of natural occurrence
2
Q
Rocks
A
Solid materials that consist of one or more minerals or other substances
3
Q
Cleavage
A
The ability of a mineral to break along the line
4
Q
Hardness
A
The ability to resist scratching Moh’s scale can determine the hardness
5
Q
Luster
A
how light is reflected off the surface of the mineral
6
Q
Streak
A
The color that is left behind when scratched on streak plate
7
Q
Moh’s Scale
A
A scale that helps to classify minerals by ranking them softest to hardest
